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I saw this posted by my friend on Tumblr (link) and had to share! This is at Best Friends Animal Society's Parrot Garden

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"Even though I’m not in this video at all [and I haven’t actually been back for a long time] I’m sharing it anyways because it features two of my bird-friends - King O (or just O) the bald DuCorps cockatoo, and Elvis my Goffin ( Read more... )

I was watching cute parrot videos on Youtube with my fiance, and we ended up with a debate. You see, my fiance's dream bird is a blue and gold macaw. While I wouldn't mind keeping a large macaw, my dream bird list includes instead a large cockatoo, such as an umbrella or Moluccan. We know we won't be able to have any large bird for quite some ( Read more... )

This was a conversation I had this morning with my adopted Umbrella, Skylar:

"I love you!"
"I love you, too, Sky-baby."
"Mama!"
"Yes?"
"You stink."
"That's not nice, Skylar."
"Knock-knock."
"Who's there?"
"PEEEEEEEYYYYEEEEW!"

As she lifts her foot to her beak, as if she's covering her nose.

...I squirted her with the spray bottle, LOL.

( On to more serious issues. )

I just watched this and found it beautiful (and sad), so I thought I'd share it with you. Police found a man and his beloved pet cockatoo dead at his house. Watch how they get the evidence needed to convict the killer. Please be warned that the video is a little graphic, and shows pictures of the dead man and cockatoo. But I think you'll find it ( Read more... )

I'm interested in finding parrots in pre-modern Western art outside of scientific illustrations. Thought I'd share some :)

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Good news - I posted awhile back about rehoming my Moluccan because my future housemates wouldn't agree to her. Things have changed and it looks like she'll be able to stay with us on a trial basis. Hurray ( Read more... )

1. Travel carriers - I've got a Moluccan cockatoo, a sun conure, and a severe macaw, and all three of them will be driving with me from upstate NY to DC at the beginning of June (about a seven hour drive). Do you think they'd be ok in those plastic cat carriers for the trip, or should I invest in travel cages? If necessary, any suggestions on a ( Read more... )

 
Hi I'm new here and wanted to introduce myself and my 14 year old Umbrella Cockatoo named Crackers.

( fallow for pic and more talking )